Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
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THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1887.

Ed. CAr:I see Mary T. O'Hurry'
| has been fourishing like . mushroom
latsiy. beg to be excused from max
| ing any further reply as l do not caro- to
como down quite SO little, and further
more it might be still more repulsive to
the intelligent readers Of the CAT.
Twill also suggest that advertisers re-
frain from using my name in advertising,
land especially the title Rev" which
does not belong to it, and is certainly
not in good taste TO use it so indlscreetly)
and stand on their own dignity; as have
always observed that persons who try to
ride through on some one else's reputa-
ton are apt to make failures. 1t is GER
tainly better to strengthen and rely on
ones own resources than to be clinging
to some other mans boat.
AS there has been considerable inquiry
in regard to my opinion as to what towns
in Kansas have the brightest prospects,
l will say that Garden City bids fair to be
the city of southwest Kansas. The i'm
mediate country surrounding her is such
that it would not warrant a large town.
but she has such a start and so much
wealth, and live, active men that it will
no doubt continue to be the distributing
point for southwest Kansas. While l
was there they raised 81, 100000 in two
hours for the purpose of sinking well
for gas.
Wichita is grand city and there seem
ed to be more building being done in
that city than in all other towns, that /
saw, combined.
Salina is good town and it would not
surprise me if she would make the largest
city in Kansas But real estate is way
up in these towns.
New KiOwa, in Barber county, has ex-
cellent prospects Of being railroad cen
ter and continuing to be in magnified
proportions the distributing city for the
western part of the Indian Territory and
south central Kansas and for some time
yet the Texas Pan Handle.
Since looking around l more fully be-
lieve in what l said one and one-half
years ago, that Colby will be the Wichita
of northwestern Kansas. Colby will in
time out strip Garden City. She has
better country surrounding her Garden
City will have Dodge City and Meade
Center to contend with while Colby is
without a rival If the reader will refer
to the map he will see that the streams
and general surface Of the country make
Colby the mural crossing place. The
B. & NJ. raih cad fall right in this natural
course and ksye surveyed to this place
from Kanois which will give Colby a
cross road fl smt he northeast and the o.,
c. & n. " abroad, the grading of
which is cor, pleted, will give us a south
east cross Rad, while the Mo. Pacific,
Onion Pacit and Santa Fe are all three
heading this way from the east. thus
making Colby railroad center And
while Colby is peculiarly located for a
center by referring again to the map you
will see that there is no town for several
around that have any natural
location or advantages to make it COM
peting city.
Colby is sure to make city unless the
go out of their natural course
and kill her; therefore would it not be
well to watch this matter and use reason
able means if necessary to secure two
of these roads and then our city will have
such magnetism as to draw all other roads
passing through this section of country.
For to have a city will not only be ben
eft to the mechanic. merchant and CAPT. |
talist but to the farmer also. rs such city |
would make a market of considerable |
Importance. But what is strangest of all
real estate in Colby is much cheaper than |
in many other towns which have scarce
" any prospect of being anything more |
than an ordinary county seat town.
l. H. BULLERs